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Analysis What Assad’s overthrow revealed about Syrian regime’s Captagon empire

What Assad’s overthrow revealed about Syrian regime’s Captagon empire

  • Scale of illicit trade revealed as victorious rebels and journalists gain access to manufacturing and storage sites
  • Expert says there were signs of decentralization of Captagon production even before the Assad regime’s overthrow
By Jonathan Gornall ·
Update Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade video

Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade

By AFP ·
Saudi authorities seize 12 million amphetamine pills at Jeddah port

Saudi authorities seize 12 million amphetamine pills at Jeddah port

By Arab News ·
Saudi authorities seize multi-million dollar haul of narcotics

Saudi authorities seize multi-million dollar haul of narcotics

By Arab News ·
Iraq says seizes over 500,000 captagon pills

Iraq says seizes over 500,000 captagon pills

By AFP ·
Iraq’s premier Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani attends an anti-drug conference held with regional officials in Baghdad on July 22, 2024.

UN warns Iraq becoming major regional drug conduit

By AFP ·
Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at border crossing with Saudi Arabia

Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at border crossing with Saudi Arabia

By Arab News ·
6.5m Captagon tablets seized on Saudi border

6.5m Captagon tablets seized on Saudi border

By Arab News ·
Saudi authorities seize multi-million dollar haul of narcotics

Saudi authorities seize multi-million dollar haul of narcotics

By Arab News ·

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